Autumn 2008

Oxford sees 69 percent increase in applications

By Mary J. Loftus

Oxford sees 69 percent increase in applications

Oxford College saw its largest pool of applicants yet, with 3,810 applying—up 69 percent from last year. Oxford enrolled 401 first-year students, for a total enrollment of 725. Oxford’s newest class is 57 percent female, and 5 percent international; students hail from thirty-eight states and eleven countries.